Fishing rig



R. P. CARUSO Dec. 14, 1948.

FISHING RIG Filed March 8, 1946 FIG. 2

INVENTOR. ROCCO P. CHRUSO [1,. $47M 7 Patented Dec. lfi, 1948 U N] TED S TAT ES O F'Fl I 2,456,254 v Q i FISHING RIG Rocco Paul "Caruso, Newark, .assignor of forty-five-per cent to Russell Smith, Arlington, N. J and ten per cent to Ad). -'li..=Libby Application March 8, 1946,Serial"No. f652,9-87

6 Claims. o1.' 4s i .1 c This invention relates to a-fishing rig especially adapted for use in fresh water fishing. It is the principal object of my invention to provide a fishing rig which automatically acts to move the .luresgsuch as artificial flies, in such a manner as to closely imitate the natural movement of real flies along or above the surface of the water.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fishing rig which will imitate action of natural flies on or above the. surface ofthe water in such a manner so as to producefora novice or poor fisherman the actions produced by an expert fisherman inthemovement rof an ordinary or usual type of fishing apparatus.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fishing rig which may be readily adjusted for use by an inexperienced person. These and other objects will be readily understood by an expert fisherman from a reading of the following speci fication taken in connection with the annexed drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a full-size view of one of the parts of my improved fishing rig.

Figure 2 is a view on a somewhat reduced scale of a completely assembled rig as it would appear the water.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the float shown in Figure 2.

In the various views wherein like numbers refer to corresponding parts I is a pin or what I may term a dowel, of suitable material such as wood preferably treated to make it waterproof. The pin at one end, which may be termed the water end, has a portion 2 of reduced cross section and in this reduced portion a ballast or sinker 3 is positioned. For this ballast or sinker I prefer to use a thin strip of lead which may be quickly wrapped around the portion 2. The strip 3 may be in two parts as indicated by the broken lines t and 5 in Figure 2 whereby the weight of the ballast or sinker may be easily and quickly adjusted to get the right amount of weight for cooperation with the float 6 of suitable material such as cork or balsa. The float 6 is positioned on the pin intermediate its ends. The float 6 has a hole l therethrough preferably positioned on a horizontal diameter of the float. The float also has a vertical hole 8 therethrough to receive the pin l which is provided with a hole 9 adapted to cooperate with the hole I in the float 6. The pin at its opposite end which may be termed the air end, is prov ded with a spiral groove ID to receive closely fitting s iral turns II of a wire I2 of suitable spring mater al such as beryllium copper or steel properly tempered and treated with a rust rproof material. oof the :wire I2 isprovided with a loop to which .is

2 p The'free-or open end I3 'natural flies that may be-skimming aroundor :above thesurface of the water on the particular rdayzthattthearig is used. The fish'line It "going :tot-he pole or'r-'eel, asses through the hole 1 in the afloat ".6 and also through the-hole Sin the pin i andis preferably fastened at I! to the'wire I2 scloselyladjacentithe.airzendzof the pm I. 1 preer "this :point :of' attachment so that if for :any

reason the convolutions II of the wire I2 become detached from the pin I it Will not te let be cause the knot Ill will not pass the spirals II in the Wire I2.

As shown in Figure 2 the fishing rig is indicated as in fishing position with the float 6 in the water W and the lure I5 at one position which it may occupy. As the water may ripple or undulate, the float 6 will bob up and down and this motion is transmitted through the spring wire I'2 to the lure I5 causing it to dance on the water or to simulate the motion of a natural fly on or above the water's surface. Because of the construction shown and described the in or dowel I will stay substantially in an upright position which will permit the lure to rise and fall responsive to the movement of the float 6 and parts attached thereto. From the description it will be readily seen that the rig is very easily adiustable to meet varying conditions of the water wherein fishing is being carried out.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination with a fish line, a rig including a pin, a weight on one end of the pin, a spring wire attached to the other end of the pin, a float carried by the pin intermediate its ends, and a snell carrying a lure attached to the free end of said wire, the fish line being preferably attached to the wire at the end of the pin.

2. In combination with a fish line, a rig including a pin, a weight on one end of the pin, a wire of suitable spring material attached to the opposite end of the pin. a shell carrying a lure attached to the free end of said wire, and a float of suitable material positioned intermediate the ends of the pin, the pin having a transverse hole therethrough, the float having a hole therethrough to cooperate wi h the ho e in the pin to receive the fish line which is adapted to be attached t0 the wire near where the wire is attached to the pin.

the fish line can be passed through both oles and fastened to the wire end of the pin.

4. A fishing rig comprising a pin having a portion at one end for attachment of a ballast which may be readily varied in weight and' al'so having means at its opposite end for the attachment of a spring wire, a spring wire attached to said opposite end of the pin, a, catching device attached to the free end of the wire, and a float carried by the pin, both the pin and float having cooperative .holes therein for the passage of a fishlinethe end of which-is to be attached to the spring wire near where the wire is attached to the pin.

5.1A fishing rig comprising a pin having a portion'atione end'of redu'cedcross section while the opposite end of'the pin has a spiral groove therein, a' wire of suitable spring material having one end :formed to snugly fit said groove in the pin, a snell' carrying'a lure attached to the free end of the wire; 'a band type ballast adapted to be wound a on 'said reduced portion of the pin, and a; float ,carried by the pinpboth the pin and'fioat-having 4 cooperative holes therein for the passage of a fish line the end of which is adapted to be attached to the spring wire near where the wire is attached to the pin.

6. A fishing rig comprising a pin having an adjustable ballast directly on one end and means at the other end for detachably fastening a wire thereto, a wire of springy material having an end formed to cooperate with said means to hold the wire on the pin, the free end of said wire having a snell carrying a lure attached thereto, and a float carried by the pin and held in position thereon by a fish line adapted to be passed through the fioat and pin and. attached to t e wire adjacent said formed end.

ROCCO PAUL CARUSO.

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